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February 2018

February 02, 2018

Lessons in Love and the Little Rock 9

It’s the beginning of Black History Month. I’m going to try to share some black...

January 2018

January 31, 2018

“Beautiful, Clean Coal” Reveals the Manipulation of the Masses

I didn't watch the State of the Union Address. I should have, but I just...

January 31, 2018

Worker Bees and the Politics of Poverty

We are a nation of worker bees. We have been so for a long, long...

January 22, 2018

There Must Be a Right and Wrong Side of History

I am acrimonious right now. I have been in a debate this afternoon with a...

January 19, 2018

How Did We Get Here?

Welcome to Bizarro World. For more than a year now, millions of Americans have been walking...

January 15, 2018

Trump supporter, when it comes to “sh*thole countries”, you can’t have it both ways

The nation and world are still reeling from President Trump's comments about immigration when he...

January 12, 2018

A Letter to Martin Luther King, from Trump’s America

Dear Martin, You don't know me. Our paths never crossed. I was a just a...

January 10, 2018

Let Us Turn Our Thoughts Today to Martin Luther King

Last year at work, we took a survey to find out whether we had ingrained racial...

January 06, 2018

A Jewish Liberal Snowflake is Reflecting Christ’s Message Better than Most Christians

That is a the photo of Sarah Silverman from her Twitter profile. If you aren't...

January 01, 2018

Did God Place Donald Trump in Power for a Reason?

If you've read any of my writing over the past year and a half, you'll...

December 2017

December 19, 2017

Right Wing Christians–Even if You’re Right, You’re Wrong

I used to count myself in your number, right wing Christians. I used to buy...

December 08, 2017

The right decision in the case of the gay wedding cake isn’t as obvious as I wish it was

I wish it was simple. I wish what I want in my heart was obviously...

December 06, 2017

The Secret of Life (What the Dogs Have Taught Me)

A family sits huddled in a small room in the veterinary clinic. Mother is sniffling,...

December 01, 2017

Where is the Line Between Unity and Liberty?

Where is the Line Between Unity and Liberty? This question has been eating away at...

November 2017

November 27, 2017

The Myth of the Good Ol’ Days

There is a fundamental part of us that seems to yearn for something in our...

November 17, 2017

How Reggie Miller Taught Me to Empathize with Trump Supporters

Like most folks who lived in Indianapolis during the 1990s, I have a soft spot...

November 09, 2017

Hope is Rising in Trump’s America

It's been a full year now since that most unlikely of presidential elections in American...

November 07, 2017

A Prayer of Anguish—Seeking Answers in a Sea of Questions

God of the Universe, have mercy upon me. I am feeling overwhelmed by despair and...

November 02, 2017

An Indelible Stain

No matter what happens from here on out, it feels the damage is done. We...

October 2017

October 25, 2017

The Tectonics of Rioting

For days, the city was a disaster area. When the news broke, the bubbling magma...

October 23, 2017

The Devaluing of Diversity

I've done a lot of driving around my Hoosier state the last few days. I've covered...

October 18, 2017

The Other Side of Hollywood: How Harvey Weinstein has Exposed the Reactionary Hypocrisy in Us All

I write for the Patheos Blue Channel. My articles often call out the Right. This...

October 03, 2017

Mysterious, Marvelous Grace

Middle school student, Mary, is in trouble. Her teacher has just caught her cheating on...

September 2017

September 30, 2017

Christian Trump supporter, what’s it going to take?

Legendary publisher, Hugh Hefner died this week at the age of 91. The nature of...

September 27, 2017

5 cards conservatives keep up their sleeves for any discussion on racial problems

The NFL's controversial Take a Knee protests have the nation talking about racial issues. That's...

September 26, 2017

Are you defending the flag or hiding behind it?

I've been debating all day. In the wake of the article I wrote on Sunday...

September 16, 2017

Skeletons in Our Closet: Coming to Grips With Unpleasant Branches in Our Family Trees

When it comes to history, nobody's hands are clean.

September 04, 2017

Conservative Christian Trump Supporters, How Can You Support the Repeal of DACA?

President Trump continues to do everything within his power--perhaps even things beyond his power--to wipe...

September 03, 2017

What a Utah Nurse’s Arrest Reveals About White Privilege

What is different about this case is the sort of people that are outraged by...

August 2017

August 27, 2017

Giving Up a Little Bit of Me So You Can Be You

That's me in that picture. I was about 18 then and I was in the...